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Ancient rhino tooth protein recovery illuminates family tree
Scientists have shed new light on the rhino family tree after recovering a protein sequence from a fossilized tooth from more ...
In a first, enamel proteins 18-20 million years old from tropical, High Arctic sites unravel palaeobiology of extinct taxa
One study is of enamel proteins from extinct mammal fossils from the Turkana Basin in Kenya, and the other study is of enamel proteins from extinct mammals in the Haughton impact crater site located ...
Fossil teeth yield 18-million-year-old proteins, offering new clues to mammal evolution
Proteins degrade over time, making their history hard to study. But new research has uncovered ancient proteins in the enamel ...
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9 Fascinating Discoveries that Changed Our Understanding of Human Evolution
Scientists have uncovered ancient fossils, prehistoric artwork, and other clues to human evolution. Here are nine of the most revealing discoveries that have changed our understanding of our early ...